What's up guys. If you are interested in seeing the Pulse performance reaction, it's on my channel now. It was awesome so thanks for the recommendations 🙏✌️

If you thought the second guitar solo was stupendous in the studio version, if you watch the live performance of this song at Pulse, the second guitar solo was absolutely breathtaking, and has been rated by Rick Beato as the best guitar solo *ever*. You can thank me later. 🙂

Gilmour's Black Strat is jacked into his soul.

When Gilmour plays its like you can feel his emotions. There is so much pain in that solo.

I've always thought of this song as being about depression / the brain's reaction to trauma. That the brain is taking on the role of a doctor proposing sedation to take the dangerously painful emotions away. And once you've been like that for long enough you can become comfortable in your numbness but lament that you don't feel the same excitement for life you did when you were younger. Lamenting that the child has grown and the dream is gone.

During that second solo usually even my body hair have their own goosebumps. Incredible.

This song hits like a truck on an emotional level. One of my all time favorite tracks with perhaps only Shine on You Crazy Diamond being above it in my eyes. The song also eludes to lost childhood dreams that is haunting.

"...the child is grown, the dream is gone..." The saddest line ever written.

I always felt the sense of alienation in this number. And Gilmour's solo is probably the best ever, and in a way enhances that feeling of searching for something in ones life. The live show from Pulse is a must see, the guitar solo is about 3 minutes long, epic.

Yes indeed, one of Floyd's very best songs and that solo is classic here and even better live. See his best stab at it in the Live Pulse video for Comfortably Numb, many say it is as good a guitar solo as any other, Gilmour is the anti shredder, where fast has it place and dynamics abound, dripping with emotion and musical excellence from a God of Rock. As others will say, to best understand Floyd songs from many of their albums, your best bet is on the full context of within listening to the entire album. If not reacting as the sessions are long, do it on your own time, relax and enjoy the immersive experience, it is how we absorbed this stuff back in the day. No other generation had better music to listen to from 1964 - 1994, we were utterly spoiled for 30 years before popular music started going down hill. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎶

A lot of the fullness and atmosphere of Floyd comes from Rick Wright's keyboard work. Truly one of the great unsung heroes of rock and roll. I'd check out Wearing The Inside Out if you want to know what the songs he wrote for Floyd sounded like.

That's not military drumming at the beginning. It's someone knocking on his dressing room door, backstage, telling him it's time to go onstage to start the show.

Saw the Wall concert in 1980. Gilmour did the solo on top of a Wall built across the arena during the show. No social media so we had no idea it was coming. An arena of people suddenly drawn to him by a spotlight and then amazement.

“There is no pain you are receding, a distant ship smoke on the horizon, you are only coming through in waves” I think this provides context to the point of being “comfortable”. The recognition that there is help in the distance, but the road to get there will require patience and understanding. Thanks for reviewing my favourite song.

Hearing 40,000 people sing the lyrics to this song, somehow miraculously in harmony, is one of the highlights of my life.

this one is an all time classic peep this song live at pulse

"I think thats what you hear when you go and meet God " ..one of the best lines ive heard in a long time 👍🎶

Top 5 guitar solos of all time. #masterpiece

Makes me smile to hear you say this was the best guitar solo you've ever heard, could you imagine making up a solo like that lol? Gives me chills man everytime I hear this song, especially the solos

A lot of folks react firs to the live version, but the original version is the must listen to for this song. This was the version that we grew up with, that represented creative, progressive rock at its absolute best.

" Shine on you crazy diamond" is a work of the Gods Echoes also brilliant.... wish you were here....also a must Hey you - great lyrics and guitar

That moment when you’re watching a reaction video to Pink Floyd and you can tell that the reactor totally gets it. Bravo, man, Bravo. Great reaction.

Keep exploring, keep asking questions, keep giving us your perspective. Makes these old tunes come alive again! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

"This is not how I am." That line always gave me goosebumps.

Check out the album Animals!! It'll blow your mind

I always see this song as the difference between exterior vs interior and then at every chorus David plays giving us a sound to represent that interior sensation. The way David's voice comes in clear and warm and so expressive gets me every time I hear it. One of my favorites.

When I listen to this song I think “oh man this is the greatest song ever” and then I listen to Time and I think “oh man this is the other greatest song ever.”

Well…..Syed…..I’ll guess I’ll join the chorus and say say that you truly MUST watch the live version from the Pulse tour. Gilmore’s second solo is extended and has become one of the most iconic guitar solos in rock. That is, unless you’ve already seen it….

This guitar solo goes with a masterfully crafted lightshow. Watch the PULSE live version to truly go and meet god. When you have done that and want more, go explore a post-Waters song. High Hopes will take you away and make you crave for a second listening.

This song never gets old to me, and your reaction was one of the best, most thoughtful reactions to this iconic song. Also, I totally agree with what you said about creative dissonance at the end. I've often thought about that with respect to the Beatles and Pink Floyd. Once they broke up and went their separate ways, the sum of the parts was less than the whole.

You're right in one aspect if "Gilmore" and "Waters" could have gotten along, but since they didn't we probably got robbed of another "Dark Side of the Moon or another "Animals" album! This song came from David Gilmour who had written the music and different words for this song, Roger Waters heard Gilmour's demo and suggested his lyrics from his childhood and Philadelphia concert memories to Gilmore's music and they came up with this brilliant song together! Too bad they couldn't get along for just a few more albums! I really believe they are the Mozart / Beethoven of the 20th century! There are some people that say no way to that because Mozart and Beethoven wrote way more music! The thing about that is is in their lifetime and in the time they lived in there was nothing else to do but write music they didn't have all the distractions that we do from the middle of the 20th century on! Keep up the hard work and your subscriber number will grow quickly you're doing very interesting and very good job!

You guessed very right! Pink (Gilmour) is now desperate, lonely and devastated by the break-up with his partner (the song begins with a failed phone conversation, when Pink wanted to call his wife but couldn't reach her). He is frustrated and has taken many drugs. A doctor - Waters (who is also manager/producer Bob Hoskins in the film) - arrives on the set and tries to revive Pink by injecting him with a drug so he can perform. There are actually three things that inspired Waters to write this song: 1/ memories of his childhood when he had a fever and was very sick, 2/ his experience at a concert in Philadelphia in 1977, when he had a bout of hepatitis before the concert and the doctor gave him a sedative and he was really sick afterwards and doesn't remember much of the performance (just the hands like two balloons) and the third thing related to that, and that is the perennial problem with the behaviour of producers who are oblivious to the artist's possible ailments and just ruthlessly demand results and "go over dead bodies". This is a recurring theme throughout Pink Floyd's history (e.g. the photograph on the cover of Wish You Were Here and the track "Have A Cigar" on the same album).

I am excited for when you listen to the first song off of "Led Zeppelin 2", such a masterpiece. I would call it personally Psychedelic Metal

Listen to the whole album. Then watch the movie. Then watch a video of the stage show. The album, movie and stage show were planned as a trilogy presentation from the beginning.

You will love the Pulse live version of this! IMO the best live solo!

I've probably heard this song 33,000 times... That second Solo gets me everytime

As always, context is massively relevant and one track leads into another....

Just like Dark Side of the Moon, this album really needs to be heard in its entirety. And you should see the film Waters made, "Pink Floyd The Wall". If it weren't for copyright I would suggest hosting a viewing onstream....

The Pulse version, along with it's great music is equally a triumph of stagecraft. Watch for the ending when what looks like a crystal ball above the crowd opens like a butterfly emerging from crysalis. A magical moment.

Superb in-depth reaction as usual..Bravo my friend..

Emotionally, it feels like a resignation to one's failure to overcome an addiction and all the failed dreams that that entails.

I must have been 12 or 13 when I first heard it. It was and still is the best guitar solo I’ve ever heard. It captured an emotion I was struggling with and helped me process it. No words could have done what this piece of music did for me: it transcended my sorrow. And even now, decades later, I still have chills whenever I hear it.

Luv ya work Syed, you're like a stop-watch that gets started when the deep stuff kicks in. Luv it. Yes this is a classic result from all concerned in the Pink Floyd composer group. I am a seasoned guitarist myself and Dave Gilmour has been my hero for about 50 years now. And one of the best things I learned about him and his approach to creating whirlwind solos is this; he would use the 16 track recorder (in those days) and record about 7 or 8 totally improvised solos to the song in question, and then go through each one of those (bar by bar) and give a big tick to the best parts of that particular track, He would do this to all improvised tracks, and when finished he would write a score which comprised the best parts of each improvised solo, tagged together in a sort of wonderful map of excellent ideas. It did him extremely well I think.. Long live PINK FLOYD MUSIC!!

Great reaction man. Since you’re a guy that likes analyzing things, reacting to the entire The Wall album would certainly be up your alley.

This group could possibly b the greatest rock band ever!!!!!!!!!

If you liked David's solos here I recommend watching videos of him playing them live, like at the Pulse tour concert and the Pompeii concert.

It’s the moment at 11:16 that never gets old when watching these reaction videos. That’s the moment you realize your life will never be the same now that you have experienced Pink Floyd

I was in the emergency room once and they gave me dilauded. I was in my 30’s and I really could relate to part of what they were singing about. You feel totally disconnected, everything is far far away. Like a dream

I'm really surprised at the lack of reactions to High Hopes on KZfaq. It's generally considered one of their best tracks and is my personal favourite.

I thoroughly enjoy the detailed research you put into the bands you are reacting to.

another insightful reaction Syed, loved it!

1. The sounds your hear at the beginning make more sense in the context when you listen to the album in its totality. 2. The genesis story you related is not wrong, but in the context of The Wall this song relates to a different storyline. The illness is mental, not physical. 3. When Gilmour’s guitar cries, so do I. 4. You REALLY must listen to the complete album start to finish. My favorite PF album.

Live at Earls Court version has another guitar solo and the performance 👏 2nd to none

Most people talk about the Solo, which is, obviously, one of the best of all time, but, they over look the rest of the music. It all synthesizer, but the layering of all the other instruments. Strings, horns, woodwinds...… magnificent. No one who reacts to this song ever talks about it. You did, which is rare. I would love to hear a track of the studio version without the vocals

One of the greatest songs in the pantheon of rock. Absoluely brilliant in every way.

And then they did it LIVE😉

Also, THANK YOU for listening to the studio version, and not the live one that many other people go for!

Whenever Gilmour plays this solo live its just a different feeling, in my opinion the greatest guitarist off all time, no one can make so much emotion out of so little notes.

Great reaction man, really enjoyed it. Thank you! Subscribed

As with most PF albums, The Wall is a story, not a collection of songs. Comfortably Numb is on side 3 of 4 sides, so there is a lot of story told before we get to this song. The concept album was big in the 70s, you kind of have to hear the whole to understand the parts

Hey man, you're doing such a great job analyzing PF songs, you'd be in heaven (and your viewers too :P) going through the whole The Wall album! Don't make us wait for it long, please!

Would love to see you react to echoes live in Pompeii part 1 and part 2. Not enough reactors come back for the second part but it's great!

Fantastic take on this!

Would love to see you watch the whole Wall movie. That's the best way to experience this album.

Pulse Live....best live solo!!!!!

Pulse,pulse,pulse pretty please,soooo goood and the second solo is an extended version

Only seen Floyd twice, and Rodger with his Radio Chaos tour. Everyone spectacular!

You are now ready to Watch/hear this song on Pulse Live concert from 1994. Gilmour was spectacular. You’ll certainly enjoy.

It's actually about a real event when Roger was sick before a concert.

I’m old enough to remember when this album came out. It’s so unbelievably satisfying for me to watch someone enjoy this song for the very first time. I can still get emotional hearing this even though I’ve heard it 1000 or more times.

"I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look, but it was gone" I loved that line so much I nicked it and included it in a school essay :)

Watch the live performance of this during their Pulse tour, it's freaking amazing

the depth of the music on most of the tracks is what pulls you in and got me like everyone else. I grew up listening to them from my father. and the main reason with Gilmour being so great is that he himself is the style that makes it all come together

The look on your face at the end of the Master Piece said it all. Like Holy Crap.

Not only do you get it. But I've been listening to them for 50 years and you make me think of things I haven't thought of before. The 2nd solo is my #1 of all time. The first one is top 10. Very rare for one song. Masterpiece! Great job. 👍

You are sharp. You get it!

Waters turns a story about being sick into a crisis where the physical illness is a mere symptom. The core of rhe story is unmistakable: internal strife, loneliness and detachment. Yiu got it right away before the first break.

Did the Wall on LSD in the early 89’s, I cried like a baby and convinced my brain expanded that night.

Another great analysis and reaction Syed...to one of the best songs ever written...if you liked Gilmore in this..."Pulse" you will never forget...I'm really looking forward to it...keep doing what you are doing...and don't forget to "TURN IT UP" 🎧🎶☝️

Syed is brilliant. He totally gets it and then expounds upon the theme🤗✌️

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye, I turned to look but it was gone, the child has grown the dream is gone. A most profound couplet.

Watching Gilmour play is an experience you can not compare to any other. The man and his guitar become one. One time while at a friend's house, a live version of this song came on. Halfway through I proclaimed that it wasn't Pink Floyd. That this recoding must've been from one of Rodger Waters solo tours. One of my friends didn't believe me. I told him the solo doesn't sound right, it's missing its "wow" factor. That isn't Gilmour on the guitar. He still didn't believe me, saying the solos sounded perfect. I told him to check the song info "we were listening to satellite radio) and sure enough, it was a live recording after Waters went solo.

COMFORTABLY NUMB - PULSE CONCERT 94' BEST VESION/SOLO EVER.🇨🇦🇨🇦

You nailed it comparing Pink Floyd to classical music. 100 years from now people will be listening to Pink Floyd like they once listened to Mozart.

For the first time I listened this song when was going to barber shop and I listened this song a little bit far away from the shop and I only heard the bass and drum lime at that time and I was extremely impressed with the music then I asked barber to go there and ask the name of the song and band. After that I was really into Pink Floyd....

You might find this hard to believe but dhe solo from fhe live Pulse version from 1994 is so much better even than this, it is truly staggering

Excellent reaction

His hands felt just like two balloons. The references to 'comfortably numb' are comparing the feeling of pain being taken away by drugs to the difference in feeling as an adult from what he felt as a child, and how growing up involves the loss of some feeling that was perhaps uncomfortable but more real or alive when he was a child. The 'distant ship's smoke on the horizon' is a metaphor for how the pain is going away.

COMING BACK TO LIFE or WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME from the division bell album are both awesome. check them out.

YOU'RE perfectly right about your explanation, on the "distant ship"! It's about the total loneliness too! In fact, a lot of peoples forget, too often, that THE WALL, IS A MOVIE AT THE BEGINNING! THE ALBUM, IS THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE MOVIE, AND, THE TOUR WHERE THEY WERE BUILDING THE WALL ON STAGE, WAS THE EXTENTION AND, THE THEATER SCENES OF THE MOVIE! SO, in the movie, which was censored in USA, until 1989,the scene you get on the song "COMFORTABLY NUMB", IS THE SCENE OF THE OVERDOSE! JUST, AFTER, THE GUY LOST THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE! SO, YES, HE FELT THAT TOTAL SADNESS, LONELINESS, FOR SURE! GOOD ANALYSIS BRO..... PEACE FROM FRANCE 😂👍✌️🇫🇷🎸

Pulse 94 is a must

The scene in the film adaptation illustrates Rogers story in this song. You should watch the whole film to get the full performance and context, because this album more than any is 1 long story.

You should listen to the whole album, beginning to end. I think I said that about darkside too. 😂😂😂 You should also watch "The Wall" and get a good sense of the concept and who "Pink" is. Love that you are in tune with what you "hear and feel". Very cool.

Music is what feelings sound like.

As a suggestion, you need to react to "echoes " by pink Floyd, specifically the live at Pompeii" version, it's truly staggering

The feeling that he puts into the notes of the solo with the movement of the fingers of the left hand is impressive, Gilmour is a true artist.

Pink Floyd is Legendary dude, no band like them. "Comfortably Numb" is a masterpiece, the way the song goes from a lovely, dreamy, orchestral, arrangement,... to a searing hard Rock rhythm section under a blistering David Gilmour solo. Quite possibly the GOAT Rock song in history. If you'd like to see (and hear), David Gilmours' killer live rendition of the second solo in Comfortably Numb, check out the song at Pink Floyds' 1994 Pulse Concert at Earls Court London. What an incredible song ending solo, abso;utely off the charts! I've been a Pink Floyd fan since 1973, when they released their iconic "Dark Side of the Moon" album, I was 17 years old. I've seen them twice live, one time was the incredible, phenomenal, astounding The Wall Concert in 1980! (As you can tell, The Wall Concert had quite an impact on me, Lol). Their "Dark Side of the moon" album also could be the GOAT Rock album. It has sold over 55 million copies to date, and it was on Billboards Top 100 Albums of all Time list for 962 weeks, that's over 18 years on the list, more than double the 2nd place album.

Chills every time. Pink Floyd😘

Please please please listen to all of the pink Floyd albums from start to finish it will all make so I more sense.

Gotta checkout the Pulse concert version of this song. Amazing solo,Gilmour out does himself.